In 1920, with the beginning of the Prohibition era, Laird's ended the production of liquor and began producing apple juice. Once popular in early America, applejack declined in popularity due to the rise of other spirits that were easier to manufacture on a commercial basis, including rum and whiskey (especially bourbon) in the 19th century and gin, vodka, and tequila in the 20th century. The oldest licensed applejack distillery in the United States, Laird & Company of Scobeyville, New Jersey, was until the 2000s the country's only remaining producer of applejack, and continues to dominate applejack production. Laird's great-grandson, Robert Laird, who served in the Continental Army, incorporated Laird's Distillery in 1780, after previously operating a tavern. The drink was once known as Jersey Lightning. It is a type of fruit brandy.Īpple brandy was first produced in colonial New Jersey in 1698 by William Laird, a Scots American who settled in Monmouth County. Īpplejack is used in several cocktails, including the Jack Rose. Popular in the American colonial era, the drink's prevalence declined in the 19th and 20th centuries amid competition from other spirits. Overall, not a bad episode at all but didn't leave me wowed.Alcoholic drink produced from apples A bottle of blended apple brandy, along with a Jack Rose, a cocktail made with applejackĪpplejack is a strong alcoholic drink produced from apples. Did find the pace of the episode on the too sedate side, partly because of there being for my liking too much filler to try to stretch out a plot that is quite thin. Not enough conflict, what there is can lack tension, and there is not an awful lot of insight into the characters. Despite the writing having enough nice moments, it is sometimes bland. At her best (though as said for me her character writing was not consistent throughout the show) she is funny and easy to endear to, but here her selfishness and overdone control freak attitude was a turn off. Was a lot less taken with the character writing for Applejack, at her worst for the season here. The script has amusing and poignant moments, and appreciated its honesty and subtlety. The preparation montage is charming and the part with the barn heart-breaking. Loved the character interaction and how the Apple Family bonded and worked together. The moral is brilliant and one of the most relatable and true to life, the delivery of it is tactful and doesn't preach. While having issues with Applejack here, Ashleigh Ball's voice acting is not one of those issues. It's dynamic in placement and tone musically and have no issues with the voice acting either. Love the use of colour and the setting has a nostalgic charm. As is the case a vast majority of the time for the show, "Apple Family Reunion" is beautifully animated. It is easy though to see why some will be, and have been, put off by "Apple Family Reunion's" pace and how Applejack is written here. The episode is great when it comes to its honesty, that it doesn't try to do too much and in the character interaction. As far as Season 3 goes, it is somewhere in the middle too and fits the distinction of decent but not great. "Apple Family Reunion" belongs in the third mentioned category, somewhere in between. When in character she is funny and worth relating to, when out of it she is a lot less endearing. While liking Applejack as an overall whole, she is for me the least consistently characterised of the Mane 6 when talking of the show in general. Some are good and even great (or close to). The episodes centered around Applejack and the Apple family are as an overall whole variable.
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